Wednesday, January 26, 2011

India: What I'll Miss, What I Won't Miss (Food Edition)

Won't Miss:

* seeing all the street dogs in the street, looking hungry or lonely or sick. It makes me sad. But I have bought some big bags of dog food, and I carry a bunch around with me every day. My goal is to empty out my purse-supply at least once a day. Yes, I know street dogs aren't food... but I also know that furry friends are allowed on vegan blogs. At least, on my vegan blog.

the amazingly tiny cloves of garlic here. peeling them is a nasty chore! Each one is about the size of a peanut! It is so annoying!

having only two little burners in our kitchen, and a very very sparse collection of dishes to cook with. I can't wait to have all 4 burners and all my favorite gagdets... and even just a nice pot and a proper spoon! Still though, i must admit that this one little burner of ours can seriously boil some water FAST.

having the fruit and veggie vendors all over the place, even walking right past our house many times a day. It's so convenient... and you can buy fresh every day! I will most definitely miss having the fruits and veggies guys walking right by my house.

I've been wondering about garlic for the last two to three years now, stateside. I used to find the big white bulbs of garlic with big cloves on them everywhere. Then I started seeing smaller bulbs, which, as you point out, are more work, as well as more of the purple stripey garlic, which I don't care for because it squirts when you smash it, and now only the fancy expensive grocery store reliably has the big white garlic. I wonder if there was some radical shift in where garlic is grown and shipped from in the last few years. Dang multinational agribusiness, ruining my kitchen.

I am sharing all of your "from India" posts with my boyfriend who loves the food.He asked the other day, "How often is too often for me to eat Indian food?" to which I replied, "Well..Indian people eat it every day..."Lucky you to be enjoying (most of) it. Lime soda sounds incredibly refreshing; I'd love to try making that!

Ahh, It's so sad about the dogs.I experienced the same, but with cats in cyprus when I was littleThe streets are full of them, it's heartbreaking.I was only 10, but I remember bringing some up to our hotel room and feeding them(my mum wasn't too pleased) At least you gave them some lovexx